'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'

Universal Pictures

Though the live-action "Grinch" was a hit, padding the Dr. Seuss classic out to feature-film length sapped away much of the fun of the book (and the more faithful Chuck Jones animated Christmas special). Did we really need a backstory explaining why the Grinch hates Christmas? No, we did not. -- Rick Porter, Zap2it

Though the live-action "Grinch" was a hit, padding the Dr. Seuss classic out to feature-film length sapped away much of the fun of the book (and the more faithful Chuck Jones animated Christmas special). Did we really need a backstory explaining why the Grinch hates Christmas? No, we did not. -- Rick Porter, Zap2it (Universal Pictures)

Though the live-action "Grinch" was a hit, padding the Dr. Seuss classic out to feature-film length sapped away much of the fun of the book (and the more faithful Chuck Jones animated Christmas special). Did we really need a backstory explaining why the Grinch hates Christmas? No, we did not. -- Rick Porter, Zap2it